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uphold English

Meaning uphold meaning

What does uphold mean?

uphold

— verb (= continue, carry on, preserve) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last preserve the peace in the family continue the family tradition Carry on the old traditions — verb stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals — verb support against an opponent The appellate court upheld the verdict

Synonyms uphold synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as uphold?

uphold English » English

support maintain sustain preserve prop brace back back up bolster second keep push protect hold up esteem espouse detain continue assert worship stick to stand upright save prop up hold grasp defend countenance conserve venerate unfold underpin store stand up for stand firm stand by sponsor side with shore rest respect raise up persist in persevere in patronize keep up insist on cling to carry on buttress

Topics uphold topics

What do people use uphold to talk about?
Language and thought Think Opinion

Approve of something
Social behavior Law Trial

Defend against accusation

Conjugation uphold conjugation

How do you conjugate uphold?

uphold · verb

Examples uphold examples

How do I use uphold in a sentence?

Simple sentences

He emphasised carrying out promises made to the people, but he failed to uphold many commitments.
We must uphold family traditions.
We need to uphold laws against discrimination - in hiring, and in housing, and in education, and in the criminal justice system. That is what our Constitution and highest ideals require.

Movie subtitles

But I tell you: overcome temptation and uphold the law of chastity.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm very sorry. The train is little bit uphold.
Do you, Thomas Jefferson Destry. swear to uphold the law. and serve your office and do your duty and everything that goes with it?
After all, we have to uphold the prestige of Russia.
All right, let's uphold it for another 10 minutes.
France is going to uphold that ownership.
He says that France will uphold it in every court. but I will drag you through every court, don't forget that.
Then you'll understand why you ought to guard it and why the law has got to be the concern of every citizen to uphold it for your neighbour as well as yourself.
Realize I've done everything possible to help her. but I must uphold our standards.
Now, you solemnly swear to uphold and enforce the law.
As its captain, I must uphold my lieutenant's authority.
I do humbly accept the honor bestowed upon me to uphold the mercy and justice of my prince by wager of battle.
Tonight I will be talking to you of that government to which I belong, asking it to uphold that responsibility that it holds toward you, the voters, and I am talking even to our members residing abroad because of some diplomatic duty.
The whole world looks upon you two fine athletes to uphold the great American tradition of sportsmanship.
As a marquis, I uphold tradition.
Ladies and gentlemen, train is uphold and if you wish to stay in my hotel. you will have to register immediately.
And i have a reputation to uphold.
Stanley, we've got to uphold the rights of human beings.
You do swear that you will uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution that you will faithfully discharge your duties as federal marshal and that you will at all times serve and enforce the law, so help you God?
Does that uphold the school rules?
Do you, Thomas Jefferson Destry. swear to uphold the law. and serve your office and do your duty and everything that goes with it? I do. I do.
Marines have fought through every generation, in every land and every clime where Americans have been called upon to uphold their country's honor.
We have a reputation to uphold.
I don't hate you and I don't have a macho reputation to uphold!
You intend to uphold the letter of the law, no matter what it costs?
Do you solemnly swear to uphold.?
Our supreme duty is to uphold the strength of our race.
I'm here to uphold the rules.
It's fine to uphold your pride.

News and current affairs

In return, Ukraine will uphold its end of the deal: in addition to closing Chernobyl, we will introduce Western nuclear safety standards and renew cooperation with the IMF via the Extended Fund Facility program.
Let us continue to support these life-saving programs, which uphold the dignity and well-being of all people on the planet.
It would be odd to uphold the Council's authority by means that failed to get its approval.
For not just Ibrahim, but the values that the EU professes to uphold, have been on trial in Egypt, and they have been mocked by the Mubarak's regime idea of justice.
The two men met, seemingly as equals, not to express the common values of conservatism, but to confirm and promote their authority to uphold traditional values.
There is a rigorous process of scholarly review of proposed new therapies, associated with professional journals that uphold high research standards.
It cannot have escaped their notice that to uphold indefinite detention of foreign nationals without judicial process would have made them virtual pariahs on the conference circuit.
But during his campaign Yushchenko assured Russophones that he would uphold such rights.
Through the early part of the twentieth century, capitalism was governed by a narrow vision of the public institutions needed to uphold it.
Let us hope that their oaths to defend and uphold the Constitution are more than just words.
Former President Jimmy Carter, whose Atlanta center monitors elections around the globe, has raised questions about whether America's recent election lives up to the standards the United States should uphold.
It is governments' job to uphold their end of the bargain and ensure that they do not shirk their responsibilities.
Preserving the democratic life of the EU and its member states implies a duty - which should be enshrined in the treaty - to uphold standards of official behavior that today's citizens demand.
Having instead made the request for a warrant public, al-Bashir - assuming the judges uphold the request - can simply refrain from traveling abroad and thus avoid arrest.
If Yanukovych has not amnestied Tymoshenko by then, the EU can, as the Polish MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski suggests, wait for a Ukrainian president that will uphold EU values.
If Assad's Ba'ath party cannot uphold that responsibility, it forfeits its own legitimacy as a participant in any future government.
This was another urgent trip by Ban to a war-torn capital, as part of his regular duties as the UN's chief representative, seeking to uphold peace and restore global comity.
We should uphold their right to publish.
The EU's silence in the face of his arrest and imprisonment is shameful. For not just Ibrahim, but the values that the EU professes to uphold, have been on trial in Egypt, and they have been mocked by the Mubarak's regime idea of justice.
The survival of artisanal retailers should not be used as an excuse to introduce or uphold business regulations that ultimately protect the incumbent rich.
Given that Asian countries naturally will uphold and defend IP rights more vigorously when they have more at stake, the West should look for ways to hasten this transition.
Cotonou is due for revision in 2010, so now is the time to develop enforcement mechanisms that establish clear penalties for failing to uphold human rights and freedom of the press.
For decades, an overwhelming majority of Europeans have lived in peaceful democratic states that uphold their fundamental rights.

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